a 
infested with lace-fly, you know what damage this 
bug can do. Over a period of only ten days lace-fly 
can damage a three foot Azalea beyond repair. 
Banded Shrubs & Evergreens (Continued) 
(About Rhododendrons) 
In an effort to come up with a spray material which 
would contain the proper ingredients to kill all of 
the bugs that seem to bother Azaleas, Rhododen- 
drons, etc., and at the same time have both a low Ph 
and a fungicide, controlling rhyzoctonia and other 
similar diseases, much work has been done with one 
of our local insecticide firms. 
After many trials they have developed a micronized 
fungicide-insecticide with a low Ph which can be used 
either as a spray or dust. We prefer to use it as a 
dust, simply because our plants are small and it is 
difficult to reach all of a plant without high pressure 
spraying. The dust floats in the air and seems to 
coat the plants much better on top as well as below 
the leaf, than the spray. 
This material has been put together only during the 
past several months. And it is definitely in the ex- 
perimental stage. However we have used it on 
hundreds of thousands of Rhododendrons and 
Azaleas, etc., and have seen no harmful effects what- 
soever, but instead have seen perfect control of leaf- 
chewing, sucking, and other flying insects, as well as 
any leaf diseases that have appeared to date. With- 
out attempting to get into the insecticide business, 
it occurs to us that this same material should be 
wonderful for a number of other purposes. 
Take as a illustration leaf spot control on Viburnum, 
or Holly Minor, or Birch pin-borer; or it might be 
used well as a rose spray or dust. It should do well 
on Kerria japonica leaf-spot. And it might even be 
extended to control cherry leaf-spot, or other similar 
diseases of fruit trees. Incidently, the stuff is sup- 
posed to be non-poisonous to humans. 
Spring is actually being awaited anxiously to find 
out just how far reaching this material will go. It 
certainly has done a wonderful job in the green- 
houses and coldframes. And because it combines not 
only an insecticide but also a fungicide, it could mean 
the saving of considerable spraying and dusting 
costs. 
* * * 
Unfortunately, we have been unable to figure out any 
way that we can get any profit out of peat mosses 
and insecticides. Therefore we do not handle them, 
but suggest that you write to the following firms 
direct for information about costs, deliveries, etc. of 
these various substances: 
Michigan Peat, Inc., Mel-lo Peat Company, 
267 Fifth Avenue, Att. Mr. C. C. Crooks, 
New York, 16, N.Y. Willard, Ohio. 
(for Michigan Peat.) (for Mello Peat) 
Blue Ridge Fruit Exchange, 
Att. Don Mort, 
Cor. Third St. & Cleveland Ave., 
Waynesboro, Penna. 
(for the new Insecticide-fungicide) 
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